Ephraim Rutter

Ephraim Rutter (28 January 1741-17 June 1775) was a colonel of the British Army during the American Revolutionary War.

Biography
Ephraim Rutter was born in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England in 1741, and he was commissioned into the British Army as a lieutenant during the closing years of the Seven Years' War. Rutter was stationed in the Thirteen Colonies with his regiment, and his regiment was sent to defend Boston at the start of the American Revolutionary War. On 17 June 1775, he was killed while leading his regiment into battle at the Battle of Bunker Hill.